Apparel.



No. 705,065. Patented July 2-2, I902.

J..C. FRIEDRICH.

APPAREL;

(Application filed Aug. 24, 1900.) (No Model.)

WITNESSES:

JOHN'S. FRIEDRICH, OF BORDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY.

APPAREL.

srnorrioa'rron forming part of Letters EatentNo. 70 dated July 2 1902- !lpplioation filed August 24, 1900. Serial No. 27,935. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom ii; may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN G. FRIEDRICH, of Eordentown, in the State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improve, ,ments in Agparel, whereof the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

My invention is particularly adapted .for embodim ent in boys shirt-waists; and it consists in providing such a garment upon its exterior with a circumferential series of hottons arranged to support a nether garment, which buttons are so secured upon the shirt- Waist as to be removable and vertically adjustable above and below the normal Waistline thereof, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accoinnanying drawings,Figure 1 is a front elevation of a shirt-waist conveniently embodying my invention. Figs. 2 and 3are respectively front and side views of a garmenteupport engaged with a Waist-tab, as

indicated in Fig. 1'. v Fig. 4 shows a modified form of garment-supportengaged with a waisatab. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a.

. garment-support of the form shown in Figs;

exterior of the Waist-body, to which they are attached at their respective tops 6 in registry with respective plaits at, so that said tabs are supported by a reinforced portion of the garment extending to'the top thereof. 0 repreeente gQA'EIGHlr-SHEJQOITS, each comprising a button-o, having a clasp-frame c, to which a" levenclasp c is pivoted at 0 As shown in Fig. 5, said lever-clasp c is provided with serrations c at its inner edge. Said garmentsnpports C are arranged to be removably secured upon the tabs B in vertically-adjustable relation therewith, the frame 0 being free for vertical adjustment when the clasp o is turned in the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and being fixed with respect to the tab when said clasp is turned into the position shown in full lines in said figure, in which latter ggosi'tion the serrations c are embedded in the Although i. prefer to provide my improved Waist with the garment-supports 0, above clescribed, 1 do not desire to limit myself thereto, andl have shownin Fig. i a modified form of garmentsupport C. Said support (1 cornprlses a button 0 having a lei-shaped claspframe a and the vertical adjustment thereof, is secured by the inclusion of a greater or less extent of the tab B within the claspframe 0 Hitherto -upper garments of the class described have been provided with a series of garment-supports secured at the waist-line in fixed relation with the Waist-body, and in order to fit persons of different height it has been necessary for the manufacturer to provide not only aseries of circumferential sizes of waists, but also subs'eries of diffierent lengths for each circumferential size. My

present improvement is advantageous in that a single series of difierent circumferential the Waist-line of thegarinent in accordancewith the shrinkage of the latter.

Although I prefer to provideniy improved aist with buttons, it isto be understood that any equivalent garment-support may be employed. For. instance, the clasp-frame 0' may carry a book 0 as indicated in Fig. 3, which hook is adapted to engage a corresponding eye upon a skirt-band.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of construction which I have shown and described, ash; is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the spiritof my invention, and it is to be understood that the term shirt-Waist used in the following claims is comprehensive of any similar garmerit.

I claim-- 1. In a boys shirt-waist, the combination with a series of vertically-pending tabs respectively fixed at their upper extremities upon the exterior of the garment: of reinforces a, in registry with said tabs, and extending vertically therefrom to the top of the garment; a button upon each of said tabs; and, means connecting said buttons with said tabs, adjustable from the top to the bottom of the latter, substantially set forth.

In a boys shirt-Waist, the combination with a series of tabs of equal Width through- 1 out their length, respectively fixed at their upper extremities upon the exterior of thegarment; of reinforces tt,in registry with said tabs and extending vertically therefrom to the top of the garment; a series of claspframes of, respectively embracing the Width of said tabs and adjustable. from end to end I5 ter in adjusted position upon said tabs, sub- 20 stantialiy as set forth.

J OHN O. FRIEDRICH.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR E. PAIGE, E. L. FULLERTON. 

